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slippery
[slip-uh-ree, slip-ree]
adjective
tending or liable to cause slipping slip or sliding, as ice, oil, a wet surface, etc..
a slippery road.
tending to slip from the hold or grasp or from position.
a slippery rope.
likely to slip away or escape.
slippery prospects.
not to be depended on; fickle; shifty, tricky, or deceitful.
unstable or insecure, as conditions.
a slippery situation.
slippery
/ -prɪ, ˈslɪpərɪ /
adjective
causing or tending to cause objects to slip
a slippery road
liable to slip from the grasp, a position, etc
not to be relied upon; cunning and untrustworthy
a slippery character
(esp of a situation) liable to change; unstable
a course of action that will lead to disaster or failure
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- slipperiness noun
- nonslippery adjective
- unslippery adjective
- ˈ²õ±ô¾±±è±è±ð°ù¾±±ô²â adverb
- ˈ²õ±ô¾±±è±è±ð°ù¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of slippery1
Example Sentences
Stoic and self-aware, Fassbender’s Martian is a slippery figure whose sense of self begins to unravel as the show’s thrilling first season unfurls.
Nazi architect Paul Schultze-Naumburg later pushed Nordau’s theory of degeneration further down the slippery slope, arguing that it was not social conditioning that produced such despicable degenerates, but race, and in particular race-mixing.
There in the snow, she’s tasked to swing heavy steel hooks on slippery floors and wield an ice skate like a knife.
Once one group is targeted or fundamental rights are taken away, then it is a slippery slope.
Getting there involves a hike through dense forest, wading - or doggy-paddling in the case of Aster - across a fast-running river, and clambering over slippery rocks.
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